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Muhammad Ali's grandson to make professional boxing debut this summer

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This file photo was taken on October 19, 1974, shows US boxing heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Clay) 11 days before the heavyweight world championship in Kinshasa. [AFP, Stringer]

Muhammad Ali's grandson, Nico Ali Walsh, is to make his professional boxing debut on August 14 in a four-round middleweight fight.

The 20-year-old star, who is the son of Rasheda Ali Walsh, Ali's daughter, has signed a multi-fight deal with Top Rank and his opponent has not yet been revealed.

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